Loren D. Geiger (January 23, 1946 - February 19, 2009) was a music teacher, band director, and historian known for his publication of the newsletter, the Boombah Herald. The Loren Geiger Papers covers the period from 1898 to 2003, with the bulk of the materials dating from 1973-2003. The collection consists of correspondence, clippings, programs, photographs and negatives, scores, and ledgers related to the Boombah Herald and Geiger's research into the history of band music.

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Restrictions:

There are no restricted files in this collection.

Preferred citation:

Loren Geiger Papers, Special Collections, University of Maryland Libraries.

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Status:

This collection is PROCESSED.

Historical Note

Loren D. Geiger (January 23, 1946 February 19, 2009) was a music teacher, band director, and historian. Born in Buffalo, New York, Geigers earliest music studies were with his mother, Edith Swedenborg Geiger, a pianist, organist, composer, and educator. He received a Bachelor of Music (1968) and a Master of Music (1970), both from the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, New York. During his career as a tubist, Geiger performed with the Eastman Wind Ensemble under Frederick Fennell, as well as the Philharmonia Orchestra, the Niagra Falls Philharmonic, the Minnewaska Orchestra, the Amherst Symphony, the Orchard Park Symphony, the Clarence Summer Orchestra, the Twentieth Century Band, the Brass Men, and various circus bands. Geiger also published a semi-annual band newsletter, the Boombah Herald, to help promote the history of band music around the world. He also worked as an arranger and composer, publishing some of his arrangements in his Boombah Herald. Loren Geiger died in Cheektowaga, New York in 2009.

Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Loren Geiger Papers covers the period from 1898 to 2003; the bulk of the materials date from 1973-2003. The collection consists of correspondence, clippings, programs, photographs and negatives, scores, and ledgers related to the Boombah Herald and Geigers research into the history of band music.

Custodial History and Acquisition Information

Gift of Mrs. Elain Sivers Geiger of Lancaster, NY (10-30-ABA); delivered by Dr. Raoul Camus to the ABA Research Center on behalf of the Geigers in September 2009.

Processing Information

Processed by:

Processed by David Travis, February 2011

Encoded by:

EAD markup created using EAD database in Microsoft Access. Markup completed by Nicole Horstman, November 2012.

Series 1: Boombah Herald, 1934-2003 and undated (9.25 linear feet)

These subject files contain a variety of materials including notes, correspondence, clippings, photographs, programs, and sample scores which Geiger compiled while researching for articles in Boombah Herald. Some of the information in these subject files was also contributed to the publication of the Supplemental Volume 3 of The Heritage Encyclopedia of Band Music. Box seven of this series contains note card about various band related people. This subseries is arranged in alphabetical order.

Subseries 1.3: Photograph Negatives, circa 1973-1998 (1 item)

This subseries consists of a binder of negatives of photographs used in the publication of the Boombah Herald.

Description

Series

Box / Reel

Folder / Frame

Boxbinder of Photograph Negatives, circa 1973-1998

series 1.3

box 8

folder 1

Series 2: Scores, undated (5 folders)

This series contains photocopies of scores from the late nineteenth- and early twentieth-centuries by composers Claudio Grafulla, Franz Lehar, J. F. Wagner, and Carl Ziehrer. This series is arranged in alphabetical order.

Description

Series

Box / Reel

Folder / Frame

Claudio Grafulla, undated

series 2

box 9

folder 1

Franz Lehar, undated

series 2

box 9

folder 2

J. F. Wagner, undated

series 2

box 9

folder 3

Carl Ziehrer, undated

series 2

box 9

folder 4

Miscellaneous, undated

series 2

box 9

folder 5

Series 3: Ledgers, circa 1898-1916 (2 items)

This series contains two ledgers. The first ledger appears to be a music store business ledger; the second includes the constitution and the business ledger of the Eldred Cornet Band.

Description

Series

Box / Reel

Folder / Frame

Music Store Ledger, 1914-1916

series 3

box 9

folder 1

Eldred Cornet Band, undated 1989

series 3

box 9

folder 2

Related Material

This collection is part of the American Bandmasters Association (ABA) Research Center.